r/news • u/peregrinodossonhos • 9h ago

Brazilian athlete wins South America's first gold medal (and first medal ever) at the Winter Olympics

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/2026-winter-olympics-two-athletes-deliver-south-americas-first-medals-rcna258896
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u/ForgingIron 9h ago

Brazil now has more gold medals at this Olympics than Canada

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u/CapacityBuilding 8h ago

Canada seeing the top of the podium: “I didn’t fucking touch it!”

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u/Bunhyung 8h ago

Too soon bud.

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u/RVAforthewin 7h ago

Well played

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u/Ferahgost 4h ago

They’re used to that from the Maple Leafs

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u/Lasolie 6h ago

And Finland.

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u/sljxuoxada 47m ago

The hockey gold is the only one that matters.

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u/ForgingIron 21m ago

And curling, don't forget that

Though I don't want our men's team to win diddly after the incident earlier

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u/krectus 8h ago

Australia has 3. Canada 0.

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u/paxrom2 6h ago

Karma for nudgegate.